Vice President Joe Biden, with Attorney General Eric Holder at left, speaks during a meeting with victims groups and gun safety organizations Wednesday in Washington.

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David Jackson and Aamer Madhani
| USA Today

Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday that President Barack Obama is pondering the use of "executive action" to tighten gun control.

The comments from Biden came as he kicked off a string of meetings with stakeholders on the issue by sitting down with representatives of victims groups and gun safety organizations Wednesday morning. On Thursday, he will hold a similar session with hunters and gun owners groups, including a representative from the National Rifle Association.

"The president is going to act," Biden said. "There are executive orders, there's executive action that can be ...